The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-07-02


Under the skillful and intelligen
e management of General Manage
: Hardess, and the able assistance O
: MIR. Thomas WoOlcock, an old Ne
: vada miner, who is foreman il
charge of the mine, the Silver Sta
| can to-day be placed on the list o
ldaho's great mines. The body
Of ore blocked out, ready for ex
traction, the immense veins running
through the mine, developed only
sufficient to show their extent and
, richness, are capable of furnishing
a supply of ore for years to come
The larger proportion Of this ore
is of low grade, but so great is
the quantity in sight and so perfect
the arrangements made for its treat
ment that'a handsome return is as
sured. An extensive mill is to he
erected at once in close proximity
to the mine, supplied with all the
modern appliances for the treat
ment of this class of ore, after
which it will be sent to Ketchum
for reduction. 1t is expected that
the mill will be in readiness by the
close of September, and once in OPP
Grafton will be run night and day.
The building will be supplied with
twenty Frue vanners to start with,
and this number will, it is expected,
be duplicated next spring. Seventy
incandescent electric lights will be
brought into use to illuminate the
mill. While the greater portion of
the ore is low grade and will be
millcd before shipment, the mine
will also produce no small amount
of first-class ore.
TIE KING OF THE WEST.
In the King of the West mine
but little work is being done. The
mine is flooded with water, and un-
TIL the pumping machinery is at
work operations are partially ut a
stand still. The new machinery
has arrived on the grounds, and
during the week the boiler and en-
CINE were being put in place. 1t is
expected that the machinery will
be in running order in about three
weeks. About twenty men are now
ut work, mostly engaged in erect
ing the hosting works. Joe Sum
mers, formerly of the Parker mine.
is foreman in charge of the mine.
and is apparently pushing things
forward as speedily as possible.
Some ore is on the dump, said to
be first class. "A small lot, little
over four tons, taken out by leasers, |
was sent to HALEY for sampling. /
and the returns showed 81 ounces
in silver and 8 per cent lead, much
to the disappointment of the own
ers of the ore, and entailing a loss
of about 800 to the purchaser
With the new machinery in opera
lion and the lower workings kept
free from water the work of devel-
opmcnt will be continued, while ore
from the ledge will be taken out.
The company expects to erect q
concentrating mill this summer for
treatment of the lower grade OF
ores. An assessment of ID cents q
share is now due on the stock.
TIE GALORE.
a mine that is certainly making
for itself a good reputation is the
Galore, now working seven men,
with Robert Mcdonald as foreman.
1t is another producer from the
grass roots, and the ore taken out
Of high grade. The mine is owned
by Pierce Dorgan, John Rafter and
I. +. Picotte. Twelve tons of ore
we're recently shipped to Haley,
md there is good supply left in
he ore house awaiting shipment.
Two men are working on ore, the
remainder prospecting the mine.
The Galore is one of the reliable
mines of Smoky district, and only
waits development to be one of the
pest producers on its side of the
ill. The litigation over possession
# the mine has reached an AMIGA
lie settlement, and the owners now :
propose to work the property to its
ull extent. With the wind up of
he seasons work it will be found
hat the value of the Galore will :
&c greatly enhanced and the own
rs have a bonanza on their hands.
THE KEYSTONE.
One of the properties of Smoky
district that has lately come into t
is the Keystone mine, |
wned by William Kirkham and I
William Grecnhow. 1t was not i
ntil late last fall that a strike was C
nade, and during the winter de- G
work was continued. y
he ledge at discovery was what is C
enerally denominated a "blanket
edge" but we'll defined, and it is G
My question of time when it \
ill be found to pitch. A tunnel n
, now being run about seventy-five +
,et below the old workings, and is i
D be extended a distance of 125 il
,et, when it is expected the ledge
ill be reached. About twenty p
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